Otorimonogatari 001-006

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Sengoku Nadeko, age 14. Born June 3rd, Gemini, blood type B. Height 153 cm (still growing), weight 38 kg. Right-handed. Visual acuity: 20/10 in both eyes. Both parents healthy. Allowance: ¥1,200 monthly. Attends Public 701 Middle School, Class 2-2, roll call no. 28. First term report card: Japanese 3, Math 2, Social Studies 4, Science 2, English 3, PE 2, Music 2, Art 4, Technology and Home Economics 5. Strongest subject: none in particular. Weakest subject: Math. School club: going home. First term of first year, attended softball club, but within one month retired membership of own accord. Gave reason as: ‘Tired.’ No bicycle owned. No mobile phone owned. No PC owned. Reads about 2 books per month. Periodicals subscribed to: also 2 per month. Friends on the few side. No close friends. No boyfriend. Rather than skirts, prefers trousers. Rarely wears a skirt out of choice. Resigned to it in the case of uniform. Likes being barefoot, or sandaled. Indoors, will go barefoot even in winter. Put otherwise, does not like socks. Wearing them feels disgusting. Not particular about hairstyle, but fringe is long. Has been growing it continuously since elementary school. In the past hair was cut by parent, now by self. Hobby: collecting hats. Number of hats currently owned: 20. Has a variety of hats (from sun helmets to swimming caps), but hats with a peak would be those favored. Such hats are worn pulled down low over her eyes. So that the eyes can’t seen. To get by without seeing eyes. Does not like to make eye contact with people. Does not like places with many people. Personality is withdrawn, sullen, shy. Vocabulary is limited and does not like speaking. Cannot speak while looking at the other person’s face. Uncomfortable with people’s gaze and does not like being looked at. Hates both looking at and being looked at. When talking, always keeps head down, facing the ground, haltingly putting words together in a whisper. For the most part remains silent. Mouth sealed. Speechless, wordless. Favorite food: Hamburg steak, yakisoba. Favorite manga: those of the ’80s. Favorite novels: young adult fiction. Favorite films: fantasy. Favorite sport: figure skating (spectating). Favorite games: retro. Favorite music: folk song. Favorite color: purple. Favorite onii-chan: Koyomi Onii-chan. Favorite person:Araragi Koyomi.

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Falling in love with someone is a simply marvelous thing, Nadeko believes. With just that you feel like going on living, and with just that you cheer up, and you fill with a warm and fuzzy feeling, she believes. The world is full of hardships, there are so many unpleasant things and so much that doesn’t go your way, troubles are only ever piling higher, things which you thought everyday break down all too soon, supposedly reliable rules turn out to be unreliable, and both your body and spirit soon tire and wear out, until eventually you just want to drop down right there, but despite all that, through the emotion of being in love with someone, you can find the strength to persevere, and should that someone perhaps be there beside you, you can stay standing and go onward, she believes. Even when you want to cry. You can laugh, she believes. …… ………… ……………… …But. But why? But why, Nadeko? Why does Nadeko now find herself cowering? Why is she cowering like this? Head down, knees drawn in. Crying like this? She doesn’t understand.